Bøger af James Edward Austen-Leigh

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Introductory Remarks-Birth of Jane Austen-Her Family Connections-Their Influence on her Writings. More than half a century has passed away since I, the youngest of the mourners, (1) attended the funeral of my dear aunt Jane in Winchester Cathedral; and now, in my old age, I am asked whether my memory will serve to rescue from oblivion any events of her life or any traits of her character to satisfy the enquiries of a generation of readers who have been born since she died. Of events her life was singularly barren: few changes and no great crisis ever broke the smooth current of its course. Even her fame may be said to have been posthumous: it did not attain to any vigorous life till she had ceased to exist. Her talents did not introduce her to the notice of other writers, or connect her with the literary world, or in any degree pierce through the obscurity of her domestic retirement. I have therefore scarcely any materials for a detailed life of my aunt; but I have a distinct recollection of her person and character;

The Memoir of my aunt, Jane Austen, has been received with more favour than I had ventured to expect. The notices taken of it in the periodical press, as well as letters addressed to me by many with whom I am not personally acquainted, show that an unabated interest is still taken in every particular that can be told about her.

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A MEMOIR OF JANE AUSTENby James Edward Austen-LeighEDITION: Cactus Classics Large Print - 16 Point FontFONT: 16 point GaramondBOOK TRIM SIZE: 6" x 9" (15.2 cm x 22.9 cm)COVER: GlossyPAPER: CreamTABLE OF CONTENTS: YesCactus Classics Large Print (16 point size) editions are typeset with the Garamond font. These editions have a glossy cover, cream paper interior, wide margins, generous white space and good spacing between lines of text.ABOUT THE BOOK AND AUTHORA Memoir of Jane Austen is a biography of English novelist Jane Austen (1775-1817) written by her nephew James Edward Austen-Leigh (1798-1874). It was published in 1871.Jane Austen was the author of six well known novels including Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), Emma (1815), Northanger Abbey (1818) and Persuasion (1818). She also wrote Lady Susan (1871) and Love and Freindship and other Early Works (1790).Biographies about Jane Austen written by her family members include A Memoir of Jane Austen (1871) and Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters: A Family Record (1913). Many of her letters are included in a compilation in The Letters of Jane Austen (1892).OTHER CACTUS CLASSICS LARGE PRINT BOOKSBelow are our Large Print books by Jane Austen as well as biographies written by family members and others.NOVELS AND OTHER WORKS BY JANE AUSTEN ISBN: 9781773600062 - Emma (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600079 - Lady Susan (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600086 - Love and Freindship and Other Early Works (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600093 - Mansfield Park (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600109 - Northanger Abbey (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600116 - Persuasion (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600123 - Pride and Prejudice (Cactus Classics Large Print) ISBN: 9781773600130 - Sense and Sensibility (Cactus Classics Large Print)BIOGRAPHIES ABOUT JANE AUSTEN ISBN: 9781773600604 - A Memoir of Jane Austen (Cactus Classics Large Print) by James Edward Austen-Leigh (nephew of Jane Austen) ISBN: 9781773600611 - Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters: A Family Record (Cactus Classics Large Print) by William Austen-Leigh and Richard Arthur Austen-Leigh (relatives of Jane Austen) ISBN: 9781773600598 - The Letters of Jane Austen (Cactus Classics Large Print) (selected from a compilation of Jane Austen's great nephew Edward, Lord Brabourne) by Sarah Chauncey Woolsey

This unique edition brings together for the first time Austen-Leigh's memoir of his aunt Jane Austen, together with shorter recollections by James Edward's two sisters. It also includes Jane's brother Henry's two biographical accounts.